Teaching University-Level Family Studies Courses: Techniques and Outcomes

Family Science Faculty Members' Experiences With Teaching From a Feminist Perspective*

“…For example, family science was not represented in Maher and Tetreault's (1994) ethnographic study of 17 feminist teachers from nine disciplines or in Deats and Lenker's (1994) edited book on gender and academe. Additionally, disseminating information on teaching techniques and assessing their effectiveness remain important tasks for family science (Sollie & Kaetz, 1992) and academe in general (Stage, Muller, Kinzie, & Simmons, 1998).…”

A Model of the Nature of Family–Therapist Relationships: Implications for Education

“…To recognize variarion among families, educators may have students examine their own families. Providing an open-classroom environment for family content discussion allows the student ro explore feelings and relate personal experience to the learning process (Allen & Crosbie-Burnett, 1992;Sollie & Kaetz, 1992). Personal relevancy to content and sharing of experiences could enhance student sensitivity ro the issues, foster tolerance of diverse values and beliefs, and promote accessibility [0 atticude change and knowledge integration.…”